Tag: example

• MAKING A MARK

  

  ‘It seems they broke in and found themselves indisposed.’ ‘Indisposed?’ ‘The toilet, Sir.’ ‘And this is the best chance we have?’ ‘Yes, Sir. No fingerprints, no footprints, no strands of hair. A professional job.’ ‘Except they forgot to flush, eh? Not brought up right.’ ‘No, Sir. We’ve extracted three pieces of loo roll. One is…

  Iain Kelly

  03/02/2021

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• CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS

  

  Rodney asked him to watch his pretzel cart while he took a break. It was another humid night. Larry sat on the wall and rested his weary feet. He looked up at the statue with the Rockefeller building behind it. A huge white face with white hands covering the eyes. Ain’t that the truth, Larry…

  Iain Kelly

  17/07/2019

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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• THE YARN SPINNER

  

  ‘Let me spin you a yarn,’ said the storyteller to the girl. ‘Once there was an young lady who sat with needle and thread,’ she began. ‘She sat all day darning all sorts of items from socks to sheets. ‘She took no money, but was grateful for gifts of thanks. ‘None of the villagers knew…

  Iain Kelly

  05/11/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story

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